Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, XX. How Mr. Rabbit Saved His Meat, sentence 16

"I wuz fixin' up a w'ip fer a little chap," he continued, with a sigh, "but, bless grashus! 'fo' I kin git 'er done de little chap done grow'd up twel he know mo'n I duz."

Who acts: little boy, man, bless grashus · What happens: wuz, continue, kin, do, grow, ' up · To what, where: fixin, sigh, git, little chap, 'd twel, mo'n · Speech: someone speaks here

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